rytr

Old Norse

Etymology

Said to be of imitative origin, compare krytja (“to grumble, murmur”). Evidently supplanted in Norwegian by krykkje, presumably related to the verb.

Noun

rytr m (genitive ryts, plural rytar)

1. kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)

Declension

  Declension of rytr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	rytr	rytrinn	rytar	rytarnir
accusative	ryt	rytinn	ryta	rytana
dative	ryti	rytinum	rytum	rytunum
genitive	ryts	rytsins	ryta	rytanna

Descendants

• Faroese: ryta, rita
• Icelandic: rita